Naval Base San Diego closed for phony?
March 22nd, 2013
Dan sends an NBC San Diego link about Naval Base San Diego which was closed for about an hour today. One Navy doctor speculated that it was because there was a phony 2-star running loose on the base;
Lieutenant Commander Andy Baldwin, U.S. Navy physician, posted a message via Twitter, “ALERT: Naval Base San Diego is secured due to someone on base impersonating a 2 Star General. We are stuck on the ship until further notice.”
The Twitter message. I’m sure if the story is true, the phony was only exercising his right to free speech.
March 22nd, 2013 at 5:26 pm
LOL, wonder if this will reach the news and if he will receive any punishment.
March 22nd, 2013 at 5:30 pm
NAS Whidbey had a bogus flag officer show up about 20 years ago. Pandemonium, mayhem, etc.
March 22nd, 2013 at 5:34 pm
A dork from Tucson did this at Fort Huachuca not quite 2 years ago. He ended up indicted on multiple Federal felony charges. Can’t find anything showing how the case ever ended; it might still be ongoing given how slow our courts are sometimes.
http://www.fbi.gov/phoenix/press-releases/2011/tucson-man-indicted-for-posing-as-u.s.-air-force-officer
March 22nd, 2013 at 5:48 pm
Hondo, might be the same guy …
March 22nd, 2013 at 6:04 pm
But, but, but…wearing a military uniform or lying about your service doesn’t hurt anyone, the Supreme Court said so!!!!! And they would know, for sure! Right?
March 22nd, 2013 at 6:21 pm
Could it be that at least some flag officers really are phonies? I can think of at least one during my less than stellar military career.
March 22nd, 2013 at 7:54 pm
I wonder if Ballduster switched branches.
March 22nd, 2013 at 7:57 pm
With apologies to Bones McCoy: “He’s dead, 2/17″. (smile)
March 22nd, 2013 at 10:52 pm
If there’s no pictures, it didn’t happen.
March 22nd, 2013 at 11:19 pm
Hey, if you’re going to go, go big, right?
March 22nd, 2013 at 11:34 pm
The poser had no balls.
Only a 2 star?
C’mon – at least pin on “4″. That’d get someone’s attention for sure.
March 23rd, 2013 at 2:04 am
@USMCE8, WHOA! Just a sec, what about this: If he was posing as a Navy 2-Star, did he remember to sport his SEAL trident?
March 23rd, 2013 at 10:20 am
Had folks crashing the gate down here at NAS Kingsville. Not a happy outcome.
http://www.kristv.com/news/7th-immigrant-dies-following-nas-kingsville-crash/
March 23rd, 2013 at 12:07 pm
I want a poser coin.
That, my friends, would be cool.
Just saying…..
March 23rd, 2013 at 2:49 pm
Watch out, he’ll claim that he was a Zulu Five Oscar